Justine.
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I agree that because dye processes on each type of fabric varies, it
would be hard to find one exact example of what "bottle green" is
precisely, especially since the dyes and materials used in the early
19th century were different from what is readily available today but
don't quote me on that as I do not know for sure. It is a good guess,
however, that in calling it bottle green, it most likely did closely
resemble the green glass that bottles were made with at that time, and
those are probably more easily found to compare.
Cobalt glass was gorgeous and it is makes me wonder whether or not the
word was used as well in dye applications.
This is a very old town, the third I believe in America to become a
borough, and because we are located on the river, often times during
low tide if you rummage through the stones on the bank you can find
renmant shards of cobalt glass and other types of glasses. Sometimes
you can find complete bottle necks or bottoms with the maker
information on it and it would be interesting to research such
information and try to track the original product. Particularly,
remnants of old pottery and flatware turn up less often but are the
most interesting to study, as people in those days did not have trash
collection and therefore used the river as a place to quickly discard
their rubbish.
Hope you find out more about the colour and am curious to know more
also. Take care:)
